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AlienInferno:
**Sorry if pics are big. Posted them to imgur. Would rather attach them here but...... :dunno**

Here's how she sits right now. Can't see much of the artwork because of the safes lol but needed somewhere to put it. Since I've painted it I polished any metal pieces that would be seen as well as the bell. Replaced the bell coil. Reinstalled the metal rails using some polished 1/8" stainless rivets. Had the same shape and size head as the original nails holding it in. Reprinted the "10c per play" and "select scoring" cards and put them under some new plexi. Still have a list of stuff to do.

Fix the puck return belt system
Build a new coin box and clean up the coin plate/counter parts
Clean and reglue the numbered inserts
Clean, rewire and install the original florescent fixture
Eventually replace several light sockets in the backbox.

And probably some other things I cant think of right now.

javeryh:
Looks great. What a fun piece to have in the house - very unique.

AlienInferno:
Wow! Look at that! It's been almost a year since I posted last. It's always the little things that take the longest. LOL. Anyway, I built a coin box. I need to sand the primer down and put some color on it still though. Just waiting for a nice day, when I feel motivated, to do it. I did repair the semi faulty light sockets in the backbox. Only have one light socket to replace but it was missing from the machine to begin with. I messed with the puck return belt a bit. Replacing the bronze bushings helped but it still doesn't track perfectly straight. I managed to get it a bit cockeyed on both ends so it tracks at more of a diagonal line. Keeps the belt from rubbing over it's entire length. Before it would stop itself completely. I'm not happy with it but I feel like it's the best it's going to get without completely redesigning the thing. Other then that I bought a few coin insert pieces from St. Louis ball bowlers. Namely the face plate (big rectangular shiny thing). The one I had wasn't in good enough condition to polish. I did polish up the rest of the pieces. (the lock parts, coin return rod, and the round coin insert part). Turned out pretty good. Not perfect but I'm extremely happy with it. I also replaced the fluorescent light sockets and rewired the fixture to work with a F14T8 (15") LED bulb. I would have preferred a real fluorescent bulb but I just could not find that size bulb anywhere. Lastly the connector between the wiring harness and coin box was missing so I rewired it to work with a 3 pin molex.

Only pics I have atm are of the polished coin faceplate but will get some of the random other bits when I can.

***Hmmmmm....pics look a little distorted on my end after I attached them. Weird.

bobbyb13:
Very nice looking.
I really need to revisit this whole thread.

AlienInferno:
Coinbox painted and installed. I just wired in a 3 position molex in place of the original plug so you can remove the coin mech if needed. Coming from the machine it has all 3 wires. (ground, coin-up, and coin lockout). Coinbox side only has the ground and coin-up wired in. The original lockout coil was toast and I haven't found anyone who carries one. Plus I'm not too worried about it since it's just a lockout coil. That's all of the major work done. (I think.) Need to rebuild the puck catch out of some sheet steel and get the two parts welded together. And of course, coat it in something rubbery. I'm thinking truck bed liner. Need to get some reddish colored rubber sheet to cut into circles and glue into the flaps in the score holes. Currently it's just cut up USPS box. Get a lock for the coffin. Some small screws/bolts to install the one missing light switch. Solder in a bit of wire for said switch. Maybe put a little dab of Loctite on one of the stepper units. It has to do with the flash game. The nut holding the disc on comes loose over time and causes a bit of weird behavior with the lighting in the backbox. I think that's it.

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